In a short interview with Saham News, Fatemeh Karroubi announced that her husband Mehdi Karroubi has been transferred to a new location.

While expressing hope that the prayers of all people will be answered during this holy month of Ramadan, Fatemeh Karroubi stated: “I would like to first and foremost remind our citizens that Mr. Ahmad Janati, in his capacity as spokesperson for the regime first expressed the need to arrest the leaders of Iran’s opposition movement during a Friday Prayer service on February 18th, 2010. At that time, Mr. Janati recommended that the judiciary render the leaders of the sedition [Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi] incommunicado, cutting off all communication with the nation of Iran and the outside world. Mr. Janati recommended that the leaders of the opposition movement be kept under house arrest and their telephone and internet connection disconnected so that they would not be able to issue any statements or receive any messages from the outside world, creating a virtual prison within their homes. Pursuant to Mr. Janati’s speech both our building and our son’s house were raided and occupied. Mr. Karroubi protested from the very beginning against the illegal occupation of our residential building, warning them repeatedly, demanding that at minimum the family be moved to another building in order to avoid any further disturbance to the other residents, so that other home owners could at least move back in to their homes.”

In relation to Mehdi Karroubi’s condition Fatemeh Karroubi stated: “From the onset of his house arrest, Mehdi Karroubi has been deprived of all basic prisoner rights such as access to fresh air, visitation rights and access to books and newspapers. These violations of basic prisoner rights have continued to this day and are detrimental to his physical health and well being.”

With regards to the transfer of her husband to a new location, Mrs. Karroubi stated: “After much insistence by Mr. Karroubi, they finally transferred him to a small apartment as of the beginning of Ramadan. Given that the security agents have also moved in to his small one bedroom apartment and given the limited space, they have made it virtually impossible for me to move in with my husband. It is worth mentioning that according to earlier discussions [with security officials] they have agreed that Mr. Karroubi would be transferred to his house in Jamaran. However, for reasons unknown to us, security forces refused to even allow him to be transferred to his own home.”

Fatemeh Karroubi continued: “I would like to clearly announce that Mr. Karroubi has one home only and this house is located in Jamaran and forcing his family to rent another location does not mean that he is living in his own home.”

In conclusion Mrs. Karroubi described her husband’s spirits as strong stating: “Although in the past 190 days, security agents have only allowed my husband access to fresh air once in the yard and despite the fact that his last visitation was on the 15th of Shaban [mid July], his spirits remain strong. He has remained steadfast from the very beginning, demanding nothing from the regime and his prison guards. He has remained calm and confident despite having been deprived of all fundamental prisoner rights, enduring all hardship and proud of the stance he has taken in defending our nation’s rights. The regime must know that Mr. Karroubi’s personal sacrifices began prior to the Islamic Revolution and he will not hesitate to pay any price or endure any hardship in his quest to uphold the rights of the nation of Iran.”

Mehdi Karroubi is currently under house arrest in an small apartment, without his wife. It goes without saying that the concerns for his physical well being are increasing with the passing of each day. In the past month, pro government media outlets renowned for spreading rumors and fully aware of the popularity of Mr. Karroubi and Mr. Mousavi amongst the Iranian people have once again engaged in publishing false reports and lies. Despite these false allegations, the Iranian nation is fully aware of the absurd nature of the lies published by media outlets affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Brave Women Of Iran

A special note we would like to share with the brave and beautiful women of Iran; You have shown extraordinary courage, passion, pride, humility and humanity in the face of great injustice. The world has taken notice and we are all humbled by your strength and determination. If you are the future, then we all are comforted by how bright it will shine.